This guide shows you how to use CHRS Recruiting to post jobs and work with the job postings. You post jobs to sourcing channels to attract candidates. Later, you can update or close those channels after you have enough applicants.
Add a Sourcing Channel
In CHRS Recruiting, job posting locations are referred to as Sourcing Channels. When you add a sourcing channel, you are adding a job posting. The table describes the types of sourcing channels available to you.
Channel |
Information |
---|---|
Website | Use this channel to post jobs to the CSU external website. Anyone with access to the CSU website can have access to these jobs. |
Intranet |
Use this channel to post jobs to the internal CSU careers website. CSU employees have access to these jobs. |
Campus Website |
Use this channel to post jobs to your campus website. The name of this channel depends on your campus. |
Campus Intranet |
Use this channel to post jobs to your internal campus website. The name of this channel depends on your campus. Campus employees will see this job posting. |
Agency |
Use this channel to post a job to an external recruiting agency. |
Job board |
Use this channel to post to job boards, such as LinkedIn. |
How to Add a Sourcing Channel
Each campus determines when a job should be posted to a Sourcing Channel, for example, once the Job Approval process is complete. Campuses also determine who is responsible for this task.
If you are tasked with posting a job to a Sourcing Channel, follow the steps:
- Open the job requisition.
- Click the Posting tab.
- The Posting page opens.

- Click Add sourcing channels.
- The sourcing channels page opens.

- Check the boxes to select the sourcing channels to add.
- Note: If you click a checkbox for a sourcing channel and then click Submit, that sourcing channel is added, regardless of whether it was completed properly.
- Clearing the check box on the sourcing channel does not remove that sourcing channel. You must close the sourcing channel if you added it by mistake.
- Use the calendar to add an opening date and an optional closing date.
- The job is posted on the opening date at the specified time. The opening date is mandatory.
- The job posting ends on the closing date and time, if you specify one.
- Verify that the mandatory fields are complete.

- Specify locations to post the job.
- Click the green plus sign (+) to expand the region.
- Select posting Locations.

- Expand and add Search categories. Applicants use them to filter or refine their job searches.

- Specify the Work types.

- Select the appropriate Application form from the menu.
- You can use the Preview button to preview the application form. You can use the Customize for job button to view the question library.

- Verify that all mandatory fields are completed.
- Click Submit.
- If you select multiple sourcing channels, you must complete all of the fields separately for each channel.
- Click the link for the next channel. The currently selected channel is highlighted in blue. The page refreshes.
- Complete the fields for this channel using the previous procedure. Verify that all mandatory fields are completed.

Post a Hidden Job
You can create a hidden job. Only users who search for the specific job number can view the job posting.
- Complete steps 1-10 in the procedure above.
- On the sourcing channels page, check the Hidden job option on the sourcing channel.

- Click Submit.
- Send an email or other communication to the selected recipients about this job. Include the job number in the email and instructions on how to search for the job using this number.
Troubleshoot Sourcing Channel Errors
If you see a message that indicates that one of the channels is not filled out correctly, you must edit the sourcing channel.
- From the actions menu next to the source with the error, select Edit.
- Verify that the sourcing channel with the error is selected.

- Verify that all mandatory fields are completed. Mandatory field labels are red.

- Click Submit.
- Verify that no error messages are shown.
Access a Job Posting Link
CHRS Recruiting system is integrated with most major job boards. There are some smaller job boards that are not fully integrated. You can post job advertisements on these boards, but you might need to provide the link to the application.
- You can get the link to the application after the job is posted. Applicants who click on the link go straight to the job application.
- Types of links:
- Hyperlink – users access the link by clicking it and opening the URL in a web browser.
- QR code – users access the link by using a QR Code reader on a smart phone. This type of link is useful for printed ads.
- On the Posting page, click the Actions menu for the job post that you want a link for.

- Select Link.
- Copy the URL from the Link field or click Download for the QR code file.

- Click Close.
Update a Sourcing Channel
You can update the title, description, and summary of a sourcing channel.
- Click the Actions menu for the channel that you want to update.

- Select Edit. The Sourcing channels window opens.

- Update the Position title, Summary, or Description fields.
- Click Submit to save your changes.
Preview a Job Ad
You can review job ads for jobs that you have posted. You might use this feature to quickly look at a job posting without going to the site where the job is posted.
- From the Main Menu, click My Sourced Jobs. The My Sourced Jobs page opens.

- On the My Sourced Jobs page, click Preview job ad on the job that you want to preview.

- Close the window when you are finished.
Close a Sourcing Channel
- A sourcing channel closes when:
- The closing date is reached.
- The job is closed or moved into a non-current status, such as cancelled or filled.
- You manually close the sourcing channel
- When a sourcing channel is closed, a closing date is added to the channel.
- On the Posting page, open the Actions menu for the sourcing channel that you want to close.

- Select Close.

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